The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-02-17

~ perhaps O.0Vu other young ueu ~
similar situation in London are longing,
this moment. for chance Of turning b
braius. 10 better account ihan adding u
columns Of hgnres aud making ea'ri'
from one big book into smother. III
chance did not come but Tommy did NJ
despair. aud there vas this difference be
tween him and the majority OF his fellow
prisonen OF the desk he bad the plnc
10 work away msnfully at whatever b
thought might possibly some day bel
him 10 better his position. even thong
he could no, see exactly how IT was to b
done.
| With this end 10 view be got up Frenc
German and Italian; and be did every
thing be could 10 pick mp information
70 the 6nancial circumstances Of the custom
eu Of the bank. He scrsped ssq qnsintsuc
with every clerk employed by those VIII
bad accounts at the bank. as far MS be pos
sibli could, and picked up 10 time an ide'
more or less accurate, as to the CONNER
cial status OF most Of them.
One day he happened TO be at lunch il
his fAvorite restaurant when an acqusint
ance named Darling came 10 and sat dowr
beside him. After . little casusl obser
vatiou, Darling asked him to let hin
know Of any vacant clerkship he nigh
hear Of
| will, certainly. old fellow, returned
Tommy; but hope you haven't got into
. row with Appleton. Frederick Apple
ton was DsrlIngs brother-in-isw, and he
was also the secretary OF the Mudford
County Chemical Company, in whose
counting house young Darling. bad ssnb
ordinate poet.
Oh, no, nothing OF the kind, returned
Darling; aud then he changed the sub
iect.
On bis way back to the bank after lunch
Mather asked himself why Darling should
leave bis present situation. He had a
capital prospect there Il his brother-in-law
being the secretary; and there was no dis
agreement between him and his infuen
tial relative Could it be that Darling
had had hint from his brotherin law
the Chemical Company was getting into
shallow water aud that it behooyed him
TO be looking out for another placer "
seemed more than likely; and young Ma
ther determined to act at once. He slip
ped into the bank parlor that afternoon.
hoping TO find the junior partner, Mr..
Par, good-natured sort OF "a man, who
was not likely to snub him for volunteer
ing information. To his disappointment
be found only Mr.. Hodgson, sour tenn
pered old man. who was struggling into
his overcoat. preparatory to leaving the
Office for the day.
Well growled the banker, what do you
want?
Tommy was on the point Of saying that
had come to speak to Mr.. Parr, but in a
moment he bad changed his mind
l heard something to day, sir, he re
piled, that made me think that the Mud
ford Company are not in very good
way.
Well, what Of that2 What's that to
me?
Nothing, sir; only ! thought there was
no harm in letting you know.
Anything Of that kind you can say to
Mr.. Parkinson. answered the old gentle
man as be seized his umbrella and wad
die J down the passage.
Tommy felt snubbsd; but be did no'
mind that much. He had done what be
wanted brought himself under the per
sonal notice Of one OF the partners. II he
had given the hint to Parkinson, the head
cashier. Parkinson. not he, would have
had the whole credit Of il. He retired to
bis place among the other clerks, little
sore at the rebuff, yet not entirely dissat-
isfed.
On his way home Mr.. Hcdgson rtmem
bered that the bank held some shares Of
the Mudford Chemical Company as secur
ity for the balance Of the account OF one
OF their customers who WAS deemed rather
shaky. NeIt morning, accor iingly, he
called Tommy into his room aud qnes
toned him " to the pature OF his iufor-
nation.
Perhaps you will excuse my entering
into that, sir, said Tommy with the utmost
GOODNESS
Mr, Hodgson dismissed Mashers TO his
work with q dissatisfied grunt and wave OF
his hand, and Immediately set TO work to
have the shares Of the Mudford Company
exchanged for other securities,
Tommy, who managed 10 know most OF
wha, happened at the bank, noted the fact
and reioiced
Within six weeks the shareholders Of
the Mudford Chemical Company met and
resolved to 60 into liquidation; and.
though Mr. Hodeson did not think i
worth while to thank the junior clerk for
the information be bad given, Tommy was
perfectly satisfied. He knew that people
do not often forge, things which save their
pockets.
/. happened that, some months after
the incident OF the Mudford Chemicai
Company, Messrs. Hodeson & Co, had
important business TO transact In Turin,
and ii was though, advisable that the SEN
ior partner should proceed to the city to
look after II. There vas some idea, II tbs
prospec, seemed favorable. Of starting q
branch house there. The question then
srose, which Of the clerks sheuld accom-
pary the bead OF tbs firm ~ bis secretary I;
aad Mr.. Hodsson, mirdiuI OF the service